Thursday, January 22, 2009

Yep, my 100th post is about my 100th post. Or in other words, it's about nothing at all...except the fact that you now have until 11:59 pm (yep, that's tonight!) to enter my custom poem giveaway contest. All you have to do is leave the best song I've never heard in the comments section below.

As a sample of what you'll be getting, here are the first and final three verses of the last wedding poem I wrote. The middle verses (too many to list here) use material gleaned from family members to tell about the bride and groom's lives. Some of those verses are funny and some are sentimental. (I like to begin and end the wedding poems on a serious note, but there's a lot of teasing and fun in the body of the poem.)

Tomorrow, X and X will tie the knot.We’re here to celebrate their wedding day.But first, we want to celebrate their lives,and mark some milestones along the way.

What better time than now to introducethe very pair that brought us here tonight?As friends and family, here to share their joy,we’re wishing them a future that is bright.

And every wish we make means that much morewhen coupled with the story that is theirs.So, thanks to both their moms, we’ll make them squirm…and blush…and (why not??)…fidget in their chairs.

(skipping now to the end of the poem)

We end this night with wishes, hopes, and dreams––expressed directly to the two of you.Our wish is peace, wherever you may go.Our hope is happiness in all you do.

Our dream for you is simple: Build your dream.Create the life you truly want to live.May every choice you make bring joy and faith.May everything you choose, rich blessings give.

Tonight we honor you and lend our loveto yours as you prepare to pledge your hearts.May you hold each vow sacred and receivethe priceless gifts that true marriage imparts.

Here's another type of custom poem, written for a girl who was graduating from high school:

X is a life force; she walks in the roomand the light and the climate start changing.With all of her colors a rainbow looks drab,and her talents are vast and wide-ranging.

2 comments:

yay, happy 100th birthday! woot woot, let me again tell you the song i already entered b/c it's really THAT greatsong: King Without a Crownartist: Matisyahui totally mentioned your contest on my brother's blog today, along with the singer and song. did you read the post yet? you had to go to my brother's page comments to see what i wrote. so much fun, especially since we aren't really that close, but today we felt close. it was really great:-)

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WHICH DISNEY PRINCESS ARE YOU?

Strong and spirited. You're no one's girly girl; actually you are very determined person with a strong sense of self. Never let go of that! The only thing that equals your sense of self is your family, but the traditions of society can always be bent to protect something or someone you love.

WHICH COLOR CRAYON ARE YOU?

You Are a Yellow Crayon

Your world is colored with happy, warm, fun colors.
You have a thoughtful and wise way about you. Some people might even consider you a genius.
Charming and eloquent, you are able to get people to do things your way.
While you seem spontaneous and free wheeling, you are calculating to the extreme.

Your color wheel opposite is purple. You both are charismatic leaders, but purple people act like you have no depth.
(NO DEPTH??? SURELY YOU JEST!)